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The Midway Stage Station is a historic building in Gothenburg, Nebraska.It was built in 1859, and expanded in 1860–1861. [2] Initially built as a station for the Leavenworth City & Pike's Peak Express Company, it served as a station for the Pony Express from the 1860s to the late 1870s. [2]
There are two original Pony Express Stations in Gothenburg. In 1931, a station located on the Upper 96 Ranch, four miles east of Fort McPherson in Lincoln County, was donated to the city. The station was moved to Ehmen Park in central Gothenburg. [11] A second station, Midway Stage Station, is still in its original location, on the Lower 96 ...
Pages in category "Pony Express stations" The following 51 pages are in this category, out of 51 total. ... Gothenburg, Nebraska; H. Hollenberg Pony Express Station;
In 1860, the roughly 186 Pony Express stations were about 10 to 15 miles (16 to 24 km) apart along the Pony Express route. [9] At each station, the express rider would change to a fresh horse, get a bite to eat, and would only take the mail pouch called a mochila (from the Spanish for pouch or backpack) with him.
The Pony Express national President Pam Dixon-Simmons galloped into Old Sacramento and came to a hard stop as the final rider to complete the relay of the 10-day long journey from St. Joseph ...
Midway Station: Gothenburg: Built in 1855 as a trading post before being used as an Overland stage station and Pony Express station. Mark Twain referenced it in his 1872 novel, Roughing It, as did Charles Dawson and Mattes & Henderson. Cottonwood Springs: Maxwell: The only good water along the trails in either direction. Fort McPherson: Maxwell
Pony Express Station: Gothenburg: Dawson: Central: History: Two former Pony Express station sites [68] [69] Potter Historical Museum: Potter: Cheyenne: Nebraska Panhandle: Local history: Open by appointment [70] Prairie Country School: Murdock: Cass: Southeast: Education: website, 1890s-period one room schoolhouse Prairie Schooner Museum ...
It shares lesser-known facts and trivia about the Pony Express, from the horses, saddles, station houses that made the postal system work. [4] It reenacts how famous Frontiermen from the 1860s such as Buffalo Bill were affected by the creation and operation of the Pony Express.